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Setup Arch Linux with Simple DM-Crypt + LUKS on EFI Board with SSD

Read the Official Arch Installation Guide.

Done and tested with a new Thinkpad T490s.

Fetch and Burn Arch.iso

Download image and .sig files from here: https://www.archlinux.org/download/

Post-Installation Cheat Sheet for Arch Linux

This guide uses yay as the preferred AUR helper of choice.

Troubleshoot initial 'I have no Internet problems'

In case you did a fresh install and are now missing packages, yet cannot connect to the internet, simply boot via live-iso and arch-chroot into your system.

$ cryptsetup luksOpen /dev/nvme0n1p2 cryptroot      # only relevant in case of encrypted partition

$ mount /dev/mapper/cryptroot /mnt

	! special
	*.foreground: #f9f9f9
	*.background: #1d1f21
	*.cursorColor: #f9f9f9

	! black
	*.color0: #282a2e
	*.color8: #373b41

	! red

	[bar/fixelbar]

	monitor = ${env:MONITOR:eDP1}

	width = 100%
	height = 27
	radius = 0
	fixed-center = false

	background = #1c1c22

	#!/bin/sh

	# This script determines the currently active pulse audio sink.
	# That makes it possible to use the function keys,
	# regardless if you are listening via bluetooth, cable, or local speakers.

	# Uncomment and add the following to your `.config/i3/config` to bind volume keys (X window)

	## bind function keys (fn)
	#bindsym XF86AudioRaiseVolume exec --no-startup-id /opt/custom-scripts/volume up